Yeah basically my view on it.
That, plus the new "bloobabloobabloo" when you get sent a message is annoying and got promptly muted.
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New Steam UI
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Yeah basically my view on it.
That, plus the new "bloobabloobabloo" when you get sent a message is annoying and got promptly muted.
It doesn't use the IE rendering engine anymore \/
And apparently the Beta has some OSX icons (minimize, quit etc) icons in it.
/And apparently the Beta has some OSX icons (minimize, quit etc) icons in it.
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Works great on my laptop ... but I just now tried to enable it on my desktop and restarted Steam. Now it says that it can't contact the steam update server and then stops.
I guess I won't be playing any of my Steam games for a while ... #@$%^@#$%!#@$%
I guess I won't be playing any of my Steam games for a while ... #@$%^@#$%!#@$%
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I mean in general, i couldnt care less about the games list. Everything just looks bloated and wasting space to look good.
Some of the new stuff is nice, but they definitely went with looks over functionality.
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Yep. Steam.exe uses about 2-3x more cycles than it used to. Not to mention the overlay now breaks constantly.
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Webkit ftw!
Now is Tripwire Interactive ready to keep their promises about making Mac (and Linux) games?
Now is Tripwire Interactive ready to keep their promises about making Mac (and Linux) games?
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I havent tried it, so I dont have an opinion either way...
...but what I'm wondering is, is there such a demand for a prettier interface that they felt they need to allocate resources for it? I would think, as gamers (which I'm assuming the people who work at Valve are), they would know that other gamers dont want anything else besides their game running when they want to play.. so how do they figure adding more bloat to an already (imo) invasive program is the right direction to go? Less is more in this situation.
If they have all this time and money to waste on moar UI.. why dont they spend it on something that would actually help gamers.. something like an extremely slimmed down and streamlined gaming OS that you can dual-boot into; an OS that is lighter than air (very few background services if none at all), has their digital distribution model built into it and it has the capability of prioritizing local resources (network/CPU/memory etc.) for optimal gaming performance..?
As a gamer, and I'm sure most would agree, not having to use Microsoft's heavy-arse OS's, not having to log in to Steam everytime in order to play your games (it would be part of the gaming OS), and having ALL of your local system resources not only available but prioritized for the game sounds like heaven. An ultra-light gaming OS is an untapped market, and in an industry where the revenue eclipses both movies and music.. there is money to be made with something like an operating system specifically meant for gaming. If I can buy Norton anti-virus for gaming (works very well, turns off almost everything when you go into full screen in order to free up resources) then why not an ultra-light gaming OS? Just an idea...
...but what I'm wondering is, is there such a demand for a prettier interface that they felt they need to allocate resources for it? I would think, as gamers (which I'm assuming the people who work at Valve are), they would know that other gamers dont want anything else besides their game running when they want to play.. so how do they figure adding more bloat to an already (imo) invasive program is the right direction to go? Less is more in this situation.
If they have all this time and money to waste on moar UI.. why dont they spend it on something that would actually help gamers.. something like an extremely slimmed down and streamlined gaming OS that you can dual-boot into; an OS that is lighter than air (very few background services if none at all), has their digital distribution model built into it and it has the capability of prioritizing local resources (network/CPU/memory etc.) for optimal gaming performance..?
As a gamer, and I'm sure most would agree, not having to use Microsoft's heavy-arse OS's, not having to log in to Steam everytime in order to play your games (it would be part of the gaming OS), and having ALL of your local system resources not only available but prioritized for the game sounds like heaven. An ultra-light gaming OS is an untapped market, and in an industry where the revenue eclipses both movies and music.. there is money to be made with something like an operating system specifically meant for gaming. If I can buy Norton anti-virus for gaming (works very well, turns off almost everything when you go into full screen in order to free up resources) then why not an ultra-light gaming OS? Just an idea...
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Microsoft is implanted in Steam, looks like "user friendly".
Who done the drag & drop trick ?
"Memory banks gone to the dogs"...51...
Who done the drag & drop trick ?
"Memory banks gone to the dogs"...51...
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just like with the fb design changes, everyone will have gotten used to it by one months time
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Don't like it. Went back to the old one within 5 minutes. As Zets wrote, they definitely went for looks over usability. Just take a look.
From this (simple and compact):
To this (huge window, big icons and unnecessary info):
Let's hope they keep the old GUI as an option. For those of you who have a Steam forums account and don't like the new design either, feel free to use those pics.
You know, that's actually a great idea. A Linux-like OS which can run any PC game would be very popular.
From this (simple and compact):
To this (huge window, big icons and unnecessary info):
Let's hope they keep the old GUI as an option. For those of you who have a Steam forums account and don't like the new design either, feel free to use those pics.
You know, that's actually a great idea. A Linux-like OS which can run any PC game would be very popular.
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I went back to the "old" UI. It's leaner, slicker, the overlay works again, and all of my server favorites are back!
(how they were absent in the beta is mystifying)
(how they were absent in the beta is mystifying)
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yup. my feeling as well. different at first, but eventually you get used to it. lol i remember when facebook made all those radical changes and people were making and joining those stupid "1,000,000 strong against new FB!!!" groups and notice how nobody cares or remembers anymore. things change, usually the improvements outweigh the "negatives".
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The game "library" has three different views. Bigass icons, even more bigass icons and a list. It's there on the right top corner, just above "last played".
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The "yes" or "no" poll sucks I want a neutral choice. The design is better (colors and overall looks), but the big icons and stuff makes it a little annoying. And for some weird reason, it hangs and crashes to desktop if I click in library when I'm already there
I want a neutral choice. The design is better (colors and overall looks), but the big icons and stuff makes it a little annoying. And for some weird reason, it hangs and crashes to desktop if I click in library when I'm already there
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Crashes and bugs are due to it being beta. But although i like the looks, everything is to big. Its like they expect you to use steam on a 15" crt television it could pass for a store thingy on a xbox 360 or ps3.
I prefer to get all information I need in the smallest package possible. Both in memory usage as in pixel usage.
I prefer to get all information I need in the smallest package possible. Both in memory usage as in pixel usage.
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